"Bring a friend or two and hang out under the trees." That line comes from The Well's own announcement of its first garden social, reposted on 365 Things Austin. The event ran on the back patio at 409 W. Monroe St. on Sunday, October 11, with live music from 5 to 7 p.m. and no cover.
West Monroe is a residential side street a block off the main commercial roads. The music plays behind the building, under heritage oaks. Bouldin Creek has always done its best outdoor evenings this way: a block off the main roads, in gardens and patios. This fall, that pattern finally has a regular weekly time slot.
Six Sundays left on West Monroe
The series is called Under the Oaks. Visit Austin's event listing shows it every Sunday from 5 to 7 p.m., through November 29. The first social was October 11 and the second was October 18. From this week, six Sundays are left on the calendar:
- October 25
- November 1
- November 8
- November 15
- November 22
- November 29, the Sunday after Thanksgiving and the last date listed
The restaurant's launch post says the full menu is served during the music, so people can "stay for dinner and settle into the evening." The listing promises a different act each week. Check the restaurant's announcements for the current lineup before you go.
What's behind the building
Community Impact reported that The Well – Bouldin opened June 15, 2026. Nova Hospitality runs it, and it's the group's fourth Austin location. The flagship is on 2nd Street downtown. When the project was announced in March, Austin Food Magazine described a space of about 3,000 square feet. It seats roughly 85 people indoors and has a private dining room for up to 24, and the outdoor seating sits beneath heritage oak trees. Rituals Creative Studio designed the space with warm natural materials and soft natural light.
In the same article, Jon Oh, VP of Restaurants and Development at Nova Hospitality, explained why the group chose this neighborhood:
"Bouldin Creek is a wonderful Austin neighborhood that has held onto its character and sense of community for decades."
The kitchen works without gluten, dairy, seed oils, soy, refined sugar or GMOs. The menu leans on protein: grass-fed Texas Wagyu, sustainably sourced fish, pasture-raised chicken, a pecan chicken salad sandwich, and Wagyu steak frites with chimichurri pesto. There's also overnight-simmered bone broth, functional smoothies, cocktails, zero-proof drinks and biodynamic wines.
The hours announced at launch matter on non-music days too. The restaurant opens daily from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Weekend brunch runs from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays, and happy hour is 3 to 5 p.m. on weekdays. On a music Sunday, brunch ends two hours before the band starts.
Where else the neighborhood sits outside
Under the Oaks fits in easily because Bouldin Creek already has several shaded outdoor spots set back from the street.
Green Pastures and Mattie's, 811 W. Live Oak St. The property's current site describes its Bouldin Creek grounds as oak-shaded and home to resident peacocks.
Elizabeth Street Cafe, 1501 S. First St. The restaurant's own page confirms the garden patio, right on the South First corridor.
Boni's Bar Next Door and Lenoir, 1805 and 1807 S. First St. Community Impact reported that Lenoir owners Todd Duplechan and Jessica Maher opened Boni's on March 6, 2026. It serves Spanish-inspired cocktails, wine, espresso and tapas. On Tuesday, October 27, from 6 to 9 p.m., the two places host the Texas Food & Wine Alliance's "Off the Menu" supper club. Guests start with a welcome cocktail at Boni's and then move next door to Lenoir, according to the Eventbrite listing.
On the eastern edge, Perla's at 1400 S. Congress Ave. closed temporarily after a kitchen fire on September 6. Community Impact reported that the fire was quickly contained, no guests or staff were hurt, and the restaurant closed for cleanup. As of that September 14 report, owner MML Hospitality had not given a reopening date. Perla's first opened in 2009. Check the restaurant's own channels for updates before planning around it.
The calendar through December, on one page
Most of this fall's calendar lines up with the Sunday series. Here are the dates nearby, starting on publication day:
| Date | What | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Sat., Oct. 24, noon–6 p.m. | Mexic-Arte Museum's 43rd Viva La Vida festival and procession, free | 4th Street and Congress Avenue, downtown |
| Sun., Oct. 25, 5–7 p.m. | Under the Oaks | The Well, 409 W. Monroe St. |
| Tue., Oct. 27, 6–9 p.m. | "Off the Menu" supper club | Boni's and Lenoir, 1805–1807 S. First St. |
| Through Nov. 7 | Community altars on display | Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center |
| Sun., Nov. 1, 1–6 p.m. | MACC's free 19th annual Día de los Muertos | Emma S. Barrientos MACC |
| Sun., Nov. 1, 5–7 p.m. | Under the Oaks | The Well |
| Sundays Nov. 8–29, 5–7 p.m. | Under the Oaks, through the final date | The Well |
| Dec. 10–23, 7–10 p.m. | Trail of Lights | Zilker Park |
November 1 is the date that works best as one outing. The MACC's Día de los Muertos celebration runs until 6 p.m., and the music on West Monroe starts at 5. Details for Viva La Vida are on Mexic-Arte's event page. The procession starts at noon. The Trail of Lights doesn't start until after the garden series ends. Its organizer says the 2026 street closure details haven't been posted yet, and that matters for anyone who lives along the routes to Zilker.
Getting there without the car
A side-street patio is easiest to reach on foot or by bike, and two changes this year affect those routes.
The Mary Street roundabout on the South Lamar corridor was finished in spring 2026. It added pedestrian crossings and shared-use paths for walking and biking. The city's South Lamar project page also says a planned Treadwell connection to South Lamar was dropped after Union Pacific turned down requests for an overpass and an underpass. The same August 27 update says storm-drain construction on South Lamar is underway and should continue through 2027. Construction on the Del Curto and Bluebonnet roundabout was expected to begin this fall. On a Sunday evening, the interior streets like Monroe, Mary and Live Oak are the steadier way to get around.
To the north, The Trail Conservancy kept a running list of detours on the Butler Trail this month. That included a two-day detour onto the W. Riverside Drive sidewalk starting October 19, between the Pfluger Pedestrian Bridge and the MoPac railroad bridge. The Riverside Drive pedestrian ramp to the south-shore boardwalk at I-35 is closed through 2029, but other boardwalk access points are still open. If your Sunday route is a trail loop followed by an early dinner, check that page before you head out.
A back patio like The Well's depends on what's on the lot: old trees and room behind the building. The Davis Agency watches how those lots get used, built on and priced block by block across Bouldin Creek. If you want to know what your own oaks and backyard add to your home's value, ask us for a home valuation and consultation, and we'll start from your street.
